New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
ROOSEVELT BOUND FOB DAKOTA.
HIS VIEWS ON THE NETWORK SITUATION
GEORGE THE UNKNOWN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STRENGTH IN TIE STATE
my TELEGRAPH TO The TR RINE

GEORGE THE UNKNOWN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STRENGTH IN TIE STATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR .BUNE.J
CHICAGO Oct l5-Theodore Roosevelt. bound for
Dakota said to reporter. whom asked or the NcwiorA
Republican nominations and the party outlook: "Ihe
talk that the nominations machine nominations Is
all nonsense In New.York suffer from too little
orgauzaton not too much Our ticket represented the
feeling OF the individual members Of the convention
and not the product Of planning and schemnS ihe
George is the unknown quantity. lie Is going 10
lose at botn ends this year - lose from
the Socialists aud from the Catholics "hetner
he will enough reduce greatly his strength Is
difficult to prophesy. When Kelly boted against the
regular Democratic TICKET he got 10000 in the
State. II George do that win Threefour
OF the George is drawn from tho Democrats-per-
haps four-1fths. As usual We shall suffer from the
political Prohibition cranks. gentlemen Of doubtful
political honesty We have strong ticket and strong
platform, and shall get certain number OF Mugwump
votes, but not many. because they are booming
strong Democratic partisans, In so for as thoy
think Cleveland identified with tho Democratic
party In reality they the antpodes OF their
present associates personally think they LABOR under
q misconception to the OBJECT OF their action but the
bulk their leaders undoubtedly now so bgoted In
their adherence Cleveland as to be unwilling to do
ANYTHING that can construed into censure or his Adj
minstration."
"what is Clevcland's strength 10 NewYork
"IIe has the leaders of the MugEumps with him now
as the last election He has undoubtedly lost among
tho labor and soldier but to Offset that the oces
will be managed with most unscrupuous efficiency in
his favor"
"What does the Hill talk amount tor
"The talk OF Hill Presidential candidate Is all nom
sense He and Cleveland will go in together, each for
reelection They will have to-not that they love each
other. but each fears the ohe Colonel Grant Will
think make good rum and his enemies can't do any
thing by the attempt TO hurt him with tho dolores peo-
"rhs Republican party in NewYork is in harmonious
condition. Is II nOtF 49,,
Excellent. shown BY the action OF ex- MAYOR
Low OF Brooklyn. in taking part this year. ana Dy inc
fact that no will take an active part next year
"You you have just left leading Massachnsetts
Republican; how do you regard the situation there
Masachusetts IL the only State where the President
has gone anywhere near fulfilling his pledge OF civil scr
vice reform. AID consequently that Is the only stste
where his party has thrown him over The last ticket
was nominated frankly against Mugwumps ana tlvii
Service reformers, and the Mugwumps are In guam
dairy knowing not where turn. II hrstcass pun.
ishment A great many supported Lowering against
Lodge spite and they are absolutely Iogl-
cal in refusing support him for Governor This action
show. how entirely without principle they were IN not
supporting Lodge as heartily as possible